BCCI ethics officer says no rethink on conflict of commentators

Indian Express – The BCCI ethics officer, DK Jain, has refused to have a rethink on his conflict of interest order on former Indian cricketers Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.

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The BCCI ethics officer, DK Jain, has refused to have a rethink on his conflict of interest order on former Indian cricketers Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.

The Indian Express has learnt that Jain has insisted that no individuals under the BCCI umbrella can hold more than one post at a time, a stand that would force former players to choose between their BCCI / IPL roles and commentary assignments.

Stressing that a person can hold only one post at a time, Jain had said that both these cricketers were flouting “one person, one position” norm prescribed by SC-appointed Justice Lodha’s panel.

Jain’s order, if implemented, will have serious implications as former cricketers will have to choose between commentary assignments and their official positions with the BCCI and IPL franchises.

Apart from Ganguly and Laxman, there are atleast 20 former Indian cricketers doing commentary in the World Cup.